[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13566]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that there will be a closed meeting of the 
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on Tuesday, 
June 10, 1997. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members prominent 
in the field of quality management and appointed by the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology. The purpose of this 
meeting is to begin the review process of the 1997 Award applicants to 
be recommended as Award winners. The applications under review contain 
trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the 
Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 10, 1997, at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn 
at 2:00 p.m. on June 10, 1997. The entire meeting will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National 
Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975-2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
February 10, 1997, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed 
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. app. 2, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409. The meeting, which involves 
examination of records and discussion of Award applicant data, may be 
closed to the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, 
United States Code, since the meeting is likely to disclose trade 
secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person 
and privileged or confidential.

    Dated: May 16, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-13566 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-13-M